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Dietrich von Seggern

How does PDF 2.0 affect the printing industry?

Dietrich von Seggern explains, what are the most important updates of PDF 2.0 from the output and print point of view.
About the author: Dietrich von Seggern received his degree as a printing engineer, and in 1991 started his professional career as head of desktop prepress production in a reproduction house. He became involved in … Read more

For readers who aren’t much aware of PDF 2.0, it is a consistent further development of the PDF standard, which incorporates numerous practical experiences and meaningful detail improvements – it is NOT a revolution that wants to create something completely new. In more than eight years, ISO has developed a 1,000 page standard as a further development of ISO 32000-1 (PDF 1.7). It contains extensions, clarifications, but also deprecations of PDF functions. Wherever standards are used – which in the printing industry means either PDF/X or the recommendations based on GWG or PDFX-ready – the new functions will only be introduced when new versions of these standards and recommendations have been adopted. The ISO is already working on PDF/X-6, the most important feature of which is that it is based on PDF 2.0. Although, publication is not expected for at least the next 1 year, PDF 2.0 will nevertheless become relevant at an earlier point in time, for example when a PDF with 2.0 functions is to be converted to PDF/X. So what really are the most important updates from the output and print point of view?

Read more: https://www.callassoftware.com/en/blog/what-does-pdf-2-0-do-for-the-printing-industry


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